I think the WaPo is setting the bar on miracles a bit low here.  The Caps were ranked no. 2 in their conference, Rangers 7th.   If two teams are equally matched, there's a 1 in 8 chance that the team behind 3-1 will come back to win, and here we can argue that they weren't equally matched, Caps were better.  Historically, 9% of teams behind 3-1 have come back to win the series.  So, I'd say this comeback is about as miraculous as seeing three red cards come up on the flop in a game of Texas Hold 'em or flipping heads three times in a row.   But I guess "as the Capitals complete a mildly surprising comeback ..." isn't very compelling copy.
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